Lightning storms and rabies fears in Oregon news
A fragmentary Oregon item notes lightning deaths rising with storms from electrified wires and wet weather, warns of rabies import risk, cites forestry grazing figures, and critiques ship safety plans. It mentions Judge Garrett’s marriage proposal report and muses on agriculture, weeds, and proverbs, with scattered local observations.
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Sya
Garrett
Helix Advocate
Wood
Leader
Portland Journal
Ferocious Seals Devour Live Fish Inch by Inch
The article describes seals as numerous and feared by Labrador fishermen for their skill. Dr. Grenfell notes a seal haunting nets to force fishermen to watch constantly, sometimes nearly snapping a fisherman's hand. Seals are portrayed as fierce predators that bite fish alive and even prey on birds, with vivid sightings reported in Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Dr. Grenfell
Chicago News
Managerial Skill Test Warns of Quick Order From Chaos
A feature compendium shows a test of managerial talent in which five words from a class are written with misordered letters. Subjects must identify correct words quickly, revealing whether they can impose order on confusion. Examples include animal and plant words and a note from Hugo Munsterberg.
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Hugo Munsterberg
Oriental Gems and Public Notices From Athena Oregon
A text discusses Oriental gems and misnomers for colored stones, then prints a notice of sale by Rose Cornoyer executrix in Athena Oregon on October 26 1918 offering livestock farming gear and implements for sale with cash or three month credit terms. A summons in Umatilla County Oregon against Harry Brown requires appearance within six weeks with a judgment sought for 495 00 plus interest and costs from September 1913.
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Rose Cornoyer
Gustavus Corpover
Atheum
Oregon
Advent and
Harry Brown
State of
Nwer
Towit
Ite
Mone Ie
G. W. Es
Homer Ll. Watts
Modernized Angel on Venice Campanile Uses Ball Bearings
The American Machinist reports a new type of angel on the Campanile di San Marco in Venice. The San Marco statue now rests on ball bearings allowing it to swing with the wind and present the smallest surface to gusts, a change from its former fixed position with eleven foot wings.
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Angela
Campanile di San Marco
Venice
Angel San Marco
Lagunes
Washington and Harry Lee Dream and Duty Clash
An affectionate tale recalls George Washington's close bond with Henry Lee and the humorous dream about gifting Westmoreland. Washington warns Lee not to dream Mount Vernon away, then moves to lighter vignettes of childhood questions about the moon and angels and a grave drawing turned into a beehive.
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Washington
Harry
Harry” Lee
Robert B. Lee
Leo
Harry Lee
Westmoreland
Mount Vernon
Alphabetical Curiosity in a York World Cartoon Phrase
A disjointed alphabetic passage appears in a 21st century style collage citing multiple newspapers and mock dialogue. The quirk shows each word starting with successive letters A through Z forming a playful string about marriage and worry with names Mrs Call and Clara appearing in a dated style.
Tactful Scheme Ends With Child Directed Blame
A New York Post piece recounts Mr Timkins confronted by his six year old Glory after his golf clubs are scattered across the front yard. She deflects blame by noting the ice cream freezer is broken, hoping to dodge his questions and teach tact.
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Mr.Timkins
Me Timking
Glory
Dad
Mary
Randolph
Mr. Timkins
New York Post
Paris Mont de Piete, a Model Municipal Pawnshop
The Mont de Piete of Paris, a revived religiously founded institution, operates under government oversight since 1801. It funds public aid and hospitals with about 70 000 dollars yearly. pawns are valued conservatively at two thirds of item value, encouraging redemption and leaving surplus for the pawner. Rates differ by city, with Berlin 12 percent, Brussels 7 percent, Madrid 6 percent, and London charging up to 400 to 1000 percent per year for small loans.
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Mont de Piete
Paris
Napoleon
Berlin
Brussels
Madrid
London
Indianapolis
Too Numerous Doe Office Boy in Kentucky
A Kentucky office boy nicknamed Henry reports to his employer that a nighttime argument with another Black person escalated into a vicious assault. He says his attacker punched, kicked, spat on him, and bit his ear, tearing teeth loose and injuring his stomach, leaving Henry sick of Black people.
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Darky
Kentucky
Henry
Saturday Evening Post
Ancient Coffin Traditions Through Ages and Lands
The piece surveys coffin materials across civilizations from marble and stone in Egypt to glass in England and cedar in Athens. It notes Alexander the Great buried in gold, Arthurian era wooden coffins, and legends of a king buried in a hollow oak trunk.
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Alexander the Great
England
Arthur
The Lesson of Experience and The Milkmaid Quips
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a bridal couple living above without quarrels, suggesting curiosity about marriage. The London Telegraph joke refutes milkmaid stereotypes with a playful exchange about rouge and natural attributes.
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Detroit Free Press
The Only Chance Dialogue Exchange
A brief exchange from a 19th or early 20th century page features Geraldine asking if two can be as cheap as one and Gerald replies that only if one is a cannibal living on the other, a biting line from a Woman's Home Compan ion vignette.
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Geraldine
Gerald
Matrimonial Agencies Run by Young Widows Thrive
A note from the New York Tribune claims the most successful matrimonial agencies are those run by young widows. The piece cites Cyril Tominter and frames the trend as a form of honest men’s revenge in a cautionary urban context.
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Handsone Young Widows
New York
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Pacifi Coast
International Steamship Commission
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Tonga
Aorona
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Bosinon
East Oregonian
Rome
Balser
Dearest
George
Brooklyn Englo
Peterson & Bishop, Attorneys For
Executrix
Rose Cornayer
Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Umatilla County
Bitat National Bank of Athena
Janie
Mia
Ailda Cowham
Strand Magazine
New York World
ABC Curiosity
Mrs. Call
Ethel
St. Paul Moneer Press
Jack
Clara
Mamima
Slater
Houston
London Telegraph
Art Square Bargains
Athens
F. Sharp
Peale
Clabt
Ehce
Third Street
Athena Oregon
Peterson & Bishop
Attorneys-at-Law
Pendleton
Homer I
Watts
Attorney-at
C. W. Lassen
Jaok E Inep Pice
McKillip Tinary College
Chicago
E. ¥. Slocum
Barrett
R. E. Rude
First National Bank of Athena
Dutch Henry Auction, Feed and Sale Stable
Oreg
ST. Nichols Hotel
J. B. Froome
THE
ST. Nichols
Accon
Mais
G. B
Kidder
Main Street
Ore
Vatlence
Cyril Tominter
eAthena
Frank R. Atkins
E. O. Building
Pendleton, Or
F. Wilson
H. Koepke
le Grow
B. E. Koontz
Asa’t. Cashier
Ferguson M. L. Waits
First National Bank
Athena Capital
Athena Hotel
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Northwest
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
McConnon
McCannon
Wright
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